A cheek piercing, or a dimple piercing, takes place above the side of the mouth, where a dimple is or where one would form. There is a potential for infection, so proper after care is important. A ...

A cheek piercing, sometimes called a dimple piercing, is a piercing on the side of the face, typically right above the side of the mouth where a dimple would naturally indent. It can also be placed ...

Teeth from humans who belonged to the Pavlovian culture show unexpected signs of wear. Willman / Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 2025 Researchers have long wondered about the mysterious flat ...

Ice Age Europeans may have sported cheek piercings, suggested by unusual dental wear patterns analyzed by anthropologist John Willman. His study proposes that these piercings, or labrets, marked group ...

Researchers have long wondered about the mysterious flat patches they found on the teeth of Ice Age Europeans. These dental wear patterns didn’t seem to come from typical behaviors, like chewing or ...